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Honeymoon in the Caribbean

Looking to travel for our honeymoon somewhere in the Caribbean. I am in the middle of researching Martinique. Has anyone ever been? It looks as if it's a good mix of beaches and adventure (volcanoes, hiking, etc.) However, we don't speak French.

Anything to worry about as far as getting around the island? Also, how does this compare to neighboring islands like St. Lucia and Barbados?

You are exactly right, Martinique has a mix of fabulous beaches and adventure. The north has dark sand beaches & a volcano which famously erupted in 1902 and destroyed St Pierre and in the south, there are white sand with turquoise waters. St Pierre is a very interesting town to walk around, colourful markets and small boutiques, plus ruins from the eruption.

I don't think many Americans speak French but they love going to Paris. In the tourist areas/hotels English is spoken and many workers are from neighbouring English speaking islands anyway. If you have a bit of school French you'll be ok, it's not like going to Japan.

Martinique is part of France and therefore has a higher standard of living than say St Lucia or anywhere else I have seen in the Caribbean. The road system is the same as in France, road conditions are very good esp in comparison to St Lucia.

Barbados is also a gorgeous island, more geared up to tourism with lots of AI hotels and other accommodations. It doesn't have the landscape of Martinique or St Lucia but it does have the beaches. St Lucia has the Pitons and this area is very beautiful esp for honeymoon and has plenty of hotels. Martinique does not have the same amount of hotels or AI since it is not necessary due to the number of restaurants.

We enjoyed snorkelling at Anse Noir, the beach was sandy but at the sides of the bay it was rocky so you could see fish. The fishermen also pulled in their nets on this beach. We did a couple of scuba dives but they were wreck dives. Martinique is not known for snorkelling but there are spots where it is ok.